Noriko Kamiyama may have come to her sport late in life, but the para alpine skier has overcome much more than an age barrier to get to where she is today.Kamiyama is a 49-year-old Paralympic "rookie" who is also the oldest member of the Japan delegation at the March 4-13 Beijing Games. But having beaten long odds just to make the team, she is turning her relatively advanced age into an asset."I don't think about age. I compete against skiers who are from younger generations but I'm doing my best not to lose," she said.Kamiyama, who developed an autoimmune disease that left her with reduced…READ FULL ARTICLE
